2026 National Intellectual Property Publicity Week Events: A Vibrant Showcase

Zhejiang

Recently, the 2026 National Intellectual Property Publicity Week Zhejiang Sub-venue Event and Zhejiang Province "4·26" World IP Day主题活动 was held in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. Centered around the theme "Strengthening IP Empowerment, Cultivating a First-Class Innovation Ecosystem," the event featured a series of activities across three segments: "IP to Enhance Enterprise Capabilities," "IP to Accelerate Enterprise Growth," and "IP to Help Enterprises Go Global."

At the event, Zhejiang Province's ten measures for 2026 to boost enterprises through IP were released. The "Guidelines for Enterprise Innovation Process Intellectual Property Management" was interpreted for the first time. The launch ceremony for Shaoxing's construction of a national model city for strong IP capacity was held. Several products and services went online, including Ant Group's data intellectual property integrated service product and the overseas IP protection service scenario of the Zhejiang Overseas Integrated Service Platform. Various departments introduced local standards for public patent pools, a series of IP insurance products, patent-intensive product securitization projects, IP customs recordal and intelligent service applications, and IP assistance services from the trade promotion council. Relevant enterprises shared practical experience in comprehensive IP management and overseas rights protection.

It is reported that representatives from the Public Service Department of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), members of the Zhejiang Provincial Leading Group for Quality, Standards, and Intellectual Property Strength, deputy directors and section chiefs of municipal IP bureaus, and representatives from enterprises, universities, and media in Zhejiang Province attended the event on-site.

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

Recently, the 2026 National Intellectual Property Publicity Week Greater Bay Area Sub-venue Event launch and theme day activities were held at the China Import and Export Fair Complex. The event was themed "Connecting the World with Canton Fair, Advancing Together with IP."

At the event, a documentary-style situational performance titled "The 'Secure' Orders at the Canton Fair" vividly demonstrated the real-life scene of IP departments in the Greater Bay Area operating within the exhibition venue under the "1+2+N" IP protection work system. Relevant departments adopted mechanisms such as "exhibit proof" and rapid comparison to provide solid support for a full-chain closed-loop protection system. Efficient and rapid dispute resolution allowed foreign businesses to confidently bring in technology and Chinese enterprises to confidently showcase their patents, thereby facilitating cross-border cooperation.

IP departments from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region reviewed their cooperation with Guangdong in IP creation, utilization, protection, and services via video. At the event, it was announced that the WIPO GREEN City Acceleration project would be established in Guangzhou.

Using the "Greater Bay Rooster," the mascot of the 15th National Games, as an example, the event shared how the Greater Bay Area adheres to the strictest protection, full-chain management, and cross-regional collaboration, turning the Games into a super benchmark that created over 860 million yuan in value and elevated event derivatives into a cultural symbol of the Greater Bay Area. Three renowned athletes also sent video messages, calling on society to cheer for innovation in the Greater Bay Area.

Fujian

Recently, the 2026 National Intellectual Property Publicity Week Fujian Sub-venue Event, themed "Strong IP Province, New-Quality Fujian," was held in Fuzhou.

The event released the "Fujian Province Geographical Indication Industry Development Report (2025)", the first quarter 2026 overseas IP risk monitoring report and country-specific IP protection guides for Fujian, as well as the 2025 Fujian Province typical IP protection cases. Patent navigation reports for new energy, the digital economy, and the marine economy were also released. At the same time, the launch ceremony for the "Eight Actions" to empower high-quality development through IP was held. These eight actions — expedited pre-examination quality improvement, patent transformation for chain strengthening and efficiency enhancement, collaborative protection for joint governance, trademark brand value enhancement, geographical indication utilization promotion, financial service innovation for enterprise benefit, overseas IP rights protection assistance, and public service optimization and upgrading — aim to empower the development of new productive forces.

According to reports, IP departments across Fujian Province will take this event as an opportunity to deepen the "Three Striving" (Strive for excellence, strive to be first, strive for practical results) campaign, fully utilize the IP toolkit, build convenient, efficient, and low-cost channels for IP applications and rights protection around key industrial clusters in Fujian, and precisely target emerging fields. They will improve the "1+10+N" service system of the "Intellectual Fujian" platform, providing "one-stop" online services for innovation entities including patent applications, pledge financing, operation, and rights protection. They will further strengthen the overseas IP protection system, forming a full-cycle service model of "intelligent monitoring – dynamic early warning – professional guidance" to escort enterprises going global.

Guangxi

Recently, the 2026 National Intellectual Property Publicity Week Guangxi Sub-venue Event kicked off in Nanning. With the theme "Strengering IP Protection in Emerging Fields, Accelerating the Development of New Productive Forces," the event showcased Guangxi's achievements in IP development.

According to reports, in 2025, Guangxi's IP sector achieved "one first, two pioneering initiatives, and three improvements." The "one first" refers to securing strategic support first, with the CNIPA supporting the construction of the China-ASEAN National AI Application Cooperation Center. The "two pioneering initiatives" are: pioneering the establishment of a "Party-Government-Industry-Academia-Research-Finance-Law-Market" integrated mechanism to drive systemic reforms in IP public services; and creating the country's first digital and intelligent collaborative IP protection mechanism. The "three improvements" are: establishing the nation's first "non-ferrous metals + AI" patent pool, significantly improving industrial support capacity; pioneering the establishment of IP technology innovation achievement integration development workstations, continuously enhancing the efficiency and quality of achievement transformation; and Guangxi's geographical indication products debuting at WIPO headquarters, achieving a comprehensive upgrade in the level of open cooperation.

At the event, Guangxi launched the "Double Five-Star" patent database for key industries, the Guangxi IP protection AI assistant "Guixiaozhi," and the "Guangxi-Hainan IP Operation Cooperation Platform." It also released the ASEAN-oriented joint IP governance mechanism, and presented awards to Guangxi winners of the 25th China Patent Awards and flags to the Guangxi service expert teams for the 2026 IP Service Mileage Enterprise Activity.